4 Iraqi soldiers killed in IED blast in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Four Iraqi soldiers were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that targeted their patrol northeast of Baaquba city on Sunday, a security source in Diala province said. “An IED went off near an Iraqi army’s 5th Division patrol on the road leading from al-Djeiba district to Jalawlaa in Khanaqin district, (155 km) northeast of Baaquba, leaving four servicemen killed,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P)/SR 1